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David Bowie
Young Americans

Song Information
Song Artist(s):David Bowie
Song Title:Young Americans
Year:1975

Album Information
Album:Power Trakks 037
Track:9

Track Classification
Genre:Rock 1970s
MusicBrainz Genre:Rock

Audio
20 sec. sample

Lyrics
Original Source:LyricWiki
They pulled in just behind the bridge
He lays her down, he frowns
"Gee, my life's a funny thing
Am I still too young?"
He kissed her then and there
She took his ring, took his babies
It took him minutes, took her nowhere
Heaven knows, she'd have taken anything, but

(All night)
She wants the young American
(Young American, young American)
(She wants the young American)
(All right)
She wants the young American

Scanning life through the picture window (whoo)
She finds the slinky vagabond (whoo)
He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang, but
Heaven forbid, she'll take anything
But the freak, and his type, all for nothing (whoo)
He misses a step and cuts his hand, but (whoo)
Showing nothing, he swoops like a song, she cries
"Where have all Papa's heroes gone?"

(All night)
She wants the young American
(Young American, young American)
(She wants the young American)
(All right)
She wants the young American

All the way from Washington
Her bread-winner begs off the bathroom floor
"We live for just these twenty years
Do we have to die for the fifty more?"

(All night)
He wants the young American
(Young American, young American)
(He wants the young American)
(All right) all right
He wants the young American

Do you remember your President Nixon? (whoo)
Do you remember the bills you have to pay
Or even yesterday?

Have you been un-American? (whoo)
Just you and your idol singing falsetto 'bout (whoo)
Leather, leather everywhere, and
Not a myth left from the ghetto
Well, well, well, would you carry a razor (whoo)
In case, just in case of depression? (whoo)
Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors
Blushing at all the afro-Sheeners
Ain't that close to love? (whoo)
Well, ain't that poster love? (whoo)
Well, it ain't that Barbie doll
Her heart's been broken just like you have

(All night)
You want the young American
(Young American, young American)
(You want the young American)
All right
You want the young American

You ain't a pimp, and you ain't a hustler
(Young American, young American)
A pimp's got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler
(You want the young American)
(All night)
Black's got respect, and white's got his soul train
Mama's got cramps, and look at your hands ache
(I heard the news today, oh, boy)
I got a suite and you got defeat
(All night)
Ain't there a man you can say no more?
And, ain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw?
And, ain't there a child I can hold without judging?
(Young American, young American)
Ain't there a pen that will write before they die?
(All night)
Ain't you proud that you've still got faces?
Ain't there one damn song that can make me break down and cry?

All night
I want the young American
(Young American, young American) young American
(I want the young American)
(All right) I want the young American, young American
(Young American, young American) I want what you want, I want what you want
(I want the young American)
(All night)
You want me, I want you, you want I, I want you want
(Young American, young American)
I want you, do you want?
(I want the young American)
(All night)
You want I, I want you
And all I want is the young American
(Young American, young American)
Young American
(I want the young American)

Track Information
Published Time:5:11
Measured Time:5:10
Traktor Peak dB: 0.106
Traktor Perceived dB: 3.039

Mix Information
Mixmeister BPM: 85.1
Traktor BPM: 85.0 (100.0%)
Mixmeister Key:E m

External Cross-Referencing
MusicBrainz PUID:2e8e244b-a26d-2cb1-ec8a-7d473aab6285

MusicBrainz MusicDNS
Song Artist:David Bowie
Song Title:Young Americans
First Release Year:1990

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